Environmental Permits Engineer

Fullstack; Santa Fe Capital; Remote; ARS 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Bechtel is expanding its environmental permitting team in Argentina to ensure regulatory compliance across mining, energy and infrastructure projects. The role translates complex legal requirements into design criteria, coordinating with engineering, environmental specialists and authorities to prevent detentions and maintain project schedules.

The position requires a strong grounding in environmental impact assessment, regulatory anticipation and experience with EPC/EPCM contexts.

Qualifications

• Level 1 requires a university degree with professional registration and 5–8 years in environmental management and permits, with at least 3 years in mining, energy or infrastructure projects in Argentina.
• Level 2 requires a university degree with professional registration and 8–10 years in environmental management and permits, with at least 5 years in mining, energy or infrastructure projects in Argentina.
• Verifiable experience in environmental processing: study, submission, observations and permit approvals.
• Experience interacting with provincial and national authorities and supervising environmental consultancies.
• Knowledge of EPC/EPCM environments and documentation control is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and updating the permits matrix with deadlines and responsible bodies.
• Submitting Environmental Impact Reports and required documentation to mining authorities.
• Managing sectoral permits (water use, effluent, emissions, waste, soil movement).
• Maintaining dialogue with authorities, responding to observations and audits.
• Providing environmental constraints to design and coordinating with engineering teams.

Skills

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Spanish fluent

English (technical)

Stakeholder management

Environmental regulations

Education

University degree in Environmental Sciences or related field

Graduate degree in environmental management or environmental law (desirable)

Job description

Bechtel is expanding its environmental permitting team in Argentina to ensure regulatory compliance across mining, energy and infrastructure projects. The role translates complex legal requirements into design criteria, coordinating with engineering, environmental specialists and authorities to prevent detentions and maintain project schedules.

The position requires a strong grounding in environmental impact assessment, regulatory anticipation and experience with EPC/EPCM contexts.